Edit Mode

Overview

modeedit is where you modify a task’s text content. Think of it like a word processor: clicking places the caret and every visible task acts like a text field. You can still create items, navigate between tasks, and adjust hierarchy without leaving modeedit. When you exit, you return to modeselection, which behaves like a file explorer for selecting and manipulating items.

Entering Edit Mode

You can enter Edit Mode by double-clicking a task or using the keyboard.

Double click to enter edit mode.

Enter edit mode.

Enter

Enter edit mode. (Alternative)

F2

When starting with an empty file or when no item is selected, pressing creates a new root item and enters Edit Mode.

Create a new root item.

Enter

Exiting Edit Mode

If you’re in Edit Mode, you can return to Selection Mode by clicking outside the tasks, clicking the validation button in the floating menu, or using the keyboard.

Exit edit mode.

Escape

Editing Another Item

While in Edit Mode, you can type freely to modify the task’s text. You can move the caret with the mouse to another element without leaving Edit Mode. You can also use the keyboard.

Move caret to another element.

Move caret up.

↑

Move caret down.

↓

You can also move the caret by going up one level or descending into the hierarchy.

Navigate to parent item.

Alt←

Navigate to first child item.

Alt→

Creating Items from Edit Mode

While editing a task, you can quickly create new items without exiting Edit Mode:

Create a new item below the current task:

Create a new item.

Enter

Create a child item of the current task:

Create a child item.

CtrlEnter

Moving Items from Edit Mode

It is also possible to move an element within the hierarchy. Note that this is always done relative to the item above it, as in a classic tree view. If you select the first element of a column, you cannot move it. But if you select the second element and indent it, it will become a child of the parent item.

Indent(move) current selection as child of the previous item.

Tab

Unindent(move) current selection to parent level.

ShiftTab

Undo & Redo

All actions in Selection or Edit Mode can be undone and redone.

Undo the last action.

CtrlZ

Redo the last undone action.

CtrlY